SN1 4EF

Old Town & Lawn · Swindon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swindon
Local authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Postcode district
SN1
Postcode sector
SN1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SN1 4EE 35 m
SN1 4ED 69 m
SN1 4EA 81 m
SN1 4EG 111 m
SN1 4DS 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SN1 4EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SN
Postcode district
SN1
Postcode sector
SN1 4
Latitude
51.541554
Longitude
-1.780667
British National Grid easting
415,307
British National Grid northing
182,540

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Swindon · E06000030
Parish or community
E04012664
Westminster constituency
Swindon South · E14001537
Output area
E00078552
Lower layer super output area
Swindon 024E · E01033847
Middle layer super output area
Swindon 024 · E02003235

Postcode source versions

Explore SN1

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Riverdale Close, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4EF 9 May 2025 £263,750
32, Riverdale Close, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4EF 4 November 2024 £322,000
36, Riverdale Close, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4EF 19 July 2024 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
39
Secondary
9
  1. The Croft Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    601 m
  2. Lift East Wichel

    Academy converter

    805 m
  3. Lethbridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    958 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,471
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 656
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Criminal damage and arson 126
  • Public order 104
  • Shoplifting 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

17 female, 10 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.5
SN1 4 residents
8,521

Age bands in SN1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,447 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

899 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

2,514 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,208 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

1,199 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SN1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • OLD TOWN SURGERY

    CURIE AVENUE, OKUS, SWINDON, SN1 4GB

    ODS code J83022

    1.5 km

  • THE LAWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUILDFORD AVENUE, SWINDON, SN3 1JL

    ODS code J83059

    1.5 km

  • VICTORIA CROSS SURGERY

    168-169 VICTORIA ROAD, SWINDON, SN1 3BU

    ODS code J83633

    1.5 km

  • RIDGEWAY VIEW FAMILY PRACTICE

    BARRETT WAY, WROUGHTON, SWINDON, SN4 9LW

    ODS code J83009

    2.1 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    7-9 PARK LANE, SWINDON, SN1 5HG

    ODS code J83646

    2.2 km

  • WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE

    THE WHALEBRIDGE PRACTICE, SWINDON NHS HEALTH CENTRE, 1 ISLINGTON ST, SWINDON, SN1 2DQ

    ODS code J83033

    2.3 km

  • KINGSWOOD SURGERY

    KINGSWOOD AVENUE, PARK NORTH, SWINDON, SN3 2RJ

    ODS code J83038

    2.5 km

  • PRIORY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK SOUTH, SWINDON, SN3 2EZ

    ODS code J83024

    2.6 km

  • PHOENIX SURGERY

    DUNWICH DRIVE, TOOTHILL, SWINDON, SN5 8SX

    ODS code J83645

    3.2 km

  • ELDENE SURGERY

    COLINGSMEAD, ELDENE, SWINDON, SN3 3TQ

    ODS code J83047

    3.4 km

  • ASHINGTON HOUSE SURGERY

    ASHINGTON HOUSE, ASHINGTON WAY, WESTLEA, SWINDON, SN5 7XY

    ODS code J83036

    3.6 km

  • HAWTHORN MEDICAL CENTRE

    MAY CLOSE, CRICKLADE ROAD, SWINDON, SN2 1UU

    ODS code J83027

    3.9 km

  • RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    RIDGE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE, SHAW VILLAGE CENTRE, RAMLEAZE DRIVE, SHAW, SWINDON, SN5 5PX

    ODS code J83064

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tismeads Crescent South

    BCT · Old Town

    0.1 miles
  • Tismeads Crescent South

    BCT · Old Town

    0.1 miles
  • Wroughton P&R

    BCT · Croft

    0.2 miles
  • Nationwide House

    BCT · Croft

    0.2 miles
  • Tismeads Crescent North

    BCT · Old Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Swindon 024E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,940 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £292,500 from 4 recorded sales in SN1 4EF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Swindon is £265,666 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Croft Primary School is the nearest published school at 601 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,471 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 656 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.